Title :
Spontaneous generation of a magnetic field in a compressing inhomogeneous plasma
Author :
Peterkin, R.E., Jr. ; Turchi, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present analytic and time-dependent numerical models to address the concentration of energy in localized regions of a high density, low conductivity inhomogeneous plasma by the production and dissipation of magnetic energy via the generalized Ohm´s law.
Keywords :
current density; magnetic fields; plasma density; plasma theory; plasma transport processes; analytic models; compressing inhomogeneous plasma; energy concentration; generalized Ohm´s law; high density low conductivity inhomogeneous plasma; localized regions; magnetic energy; magnetic field; spontaneous generation; time-dependent numerical models; Conducting materials; Current density; Electrons; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Military computing; Nonuniform electric fields; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2000. ICOPS 2000. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 27th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5982-8
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2000.855058
